Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari QUESTION Some people claim it is permissible to make tabarruk ie seek blessings from the relics of the scholars and righteous people; they present evidence and say the companions sought blessings from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so what is the ruling concerning …
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Compiled, Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari The Muqallidin argue, “These people read a few books here and there and they think they have become Mujtahids of the era.” Shaykh Abdul Jalil Samrudi (d.1393H) Rahimahullah, answers and says, This is an old sickness of the muqallidin which they employ due …
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Islām and the Veneration of Graves and Annual Gatherings For the Muslim to Ponder and Reflect Shaikh Muhammad Ataullah Hanif Bhojiyani [1407H] [READ BIOGRAPHY HERE] Compiled, Translated & Annotated Abu Hibban & Abu Khuzaimah Ansari Part 1 The word used is ʾUrs which alludes to and if very commonly associated …
Read More »The Difference between Ittiba and Taqlid – Shaikh Wasiullah bin Muhammad Abbas
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Translated Abu Ubaydah Translated, Checked & Additional Notes Abu Hibban & Abu Khuzaimah Ansaari Surah al-Ahzab Ayah 56 Taken from Bada’i al-Fawa’id (Amazing points of benefit) 2/160-164 Tafsir of the ayah: “Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet (Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Sallam), and His Angels [ask Him to do so]….” (Surah …
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